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Post by theatreman on Mar 11, 2020 3:07:34 GMT
Nothing to do with a new production of the play. I was wondering when was the UK premiere of this play. I can't seem to find any information about this. The National Theatre Program from the Helen Mirren production didn't help at all. Any ideas? Is there any reliable site that could help? Thanks
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Post by theatreman on Mar 11, 2020 5:39:27 GMT
The same about "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?". What was the first London production? Who starred in it?
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Post by frankubelik on Mar 11, 2020 7:07:18 GMT
Uta Hagen & Arthur Hill stared in WAOVW at the Piccadilly Theatre in 1963 - (Beverlee McKinsey and Richard Easton were Honey & Nick).
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Post by frankubelik on Mar 11, 2020 7:10:06 GMT
Mourning was done at the Old Vic in 1961 with Sonia Dresdel, Barbara Jefford and Michael Goodliffe.
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Post by Jan on Mar 11, 2020 7:34:35 GMT
Nothing to do with a new production of the play. I was wondering when was the UK premiere of this play. I can't seem to find any information about this. The National Theatre Program from the Helen Mirren production didn't help at all. Any ideas? Is there any reliable site that could help? Thanks I think the first UK production was the one that opened at the Westminster on November 19th 1937 - if you are interested in more details of that production you can DM me an email address and I will send them. Also I can let you know sources for information like this (though mostly they are not websites). |
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Post by Jan on Mar 11, 2020 7:43:03 GMT
Uta Hagen & Arthur Hill stared in WAOVW at the Piccadilly Theatre in 1963 - (Beverlee McKinsey and Richard Easton were Honey & Nick). Yes that was the premier. Opened February 6th. Director Alan Schneider who had also directed the USA premier in 1962. |
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Post by theatreman on Mar 11, 2020 14:15:05 GMT
Thanks for all the info
I found a 1964-1965 Bristol Old Vic production of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" but the Piccadilly production was obviously the premiere
Actor
Michael Aldridge
Anna Carteret
Margaret Courtenay
Eric Thompson
Director Denis Carey
I also found some information about Mourning Becomes Eletra at Westminster on 1937 that Dr Jan Brock mentions
Unknown John Abbott
Unknown Rayner Barton
Unknown Laura Cowie
Unknown William Devlin
Unknown Basil Dignam
Unknown Mark Dignam
Unknown John Ford
Unknown Philip Godfrey
Unknown Robert Harris
Unknown Price Hill
Unknown Beatrix Lehmann
Unknown Ira Mackel
Unknown Jean Moncrieff
Unknown Frank Napier
Unknown Craighall Sherry
Unknown Reginald Tate
Unknown Mona Washbourne
Unknown Jean Winstanley
Unknown Waldo Wright
Composer Brian Easdale
Designer Peter Goffin
Director Michael Macowan
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Post by Fleance on Mar 11, 2020 14:44:50 GMT
Uta Hagen & Arthur Hill stared in WAOVW at the Piccadilly Theatre in 1963 - (Beverlee McKinsey and Richard Easton were Honey & Nick). There were a lot of restrictions on the London production, imposed by the Lord Chamberlain. Uta later remembered that she wasn't allowed to say "Jesus H. Christ," her opening line. She becomes so flustered that she said something like, "Jesus H. Magdalene." There's quite a lot of documentation as to the edits imposed for the London production. |
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Post by Jan on Mar 11, 2020 15:13:52 GMT
I also found some information about Mourning Becomes Eletra at Westminster on 1937 that Dr Jan Brock mentions I messaged you a link filling in those casting details. |
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